Ladislav Lipič

Ladislav Lipič in 2012

Ladislav Lipič (born 30 November 1951 in Murska Sobota) is a Slovene major general, who in his career was:

• Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (1 December 2000 - January 2001);
• State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia (January - 1 March 2001);
• Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (from 1 March 2001 to 2006);
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Bulgaria with its seat in Budapest (2006–2008)
• Adviser to the President of the Republic Slovenia (Danilo Türk) on defence matters (5 December 2008 - 2012).^[1]

He is also a veteran of the Slovenian War.

Orders and decorations

Slovenia

• Gold Medal of General Maister with Swords
• Gold Medal of General Maister
• Gold Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
• Golden Order for Services in the Military or Security Field of the Republic of Slovenia^[2]

France

• Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

Hungary

• Knight of Hungarian Culture (2003)

USA

• Legion of Merit (2004)^[3]

References

1. President of the Republic Slovenia - Staff
2. Gov.si - President of the Republic conferred decorations
3. Embassy of The Republic of Slovenia, Washington, D.C. Newsletter - Attache to U.S. Attends Legion of Merits Annual Conference

See also

• Military of Slovenia